Applications being accepted for M.A.T. degree enrollment

Austin Peay State University is accepting applications for enrollment in the new Master
of Arts in Teaching at the Austin Peay Center @ Fort Campbell, beginning with the
Fall I term.

The masters degree provides an opportunity for a student with a bachelors degree to
complete initial teacher licensure requirements and a masters degree concurrently.
The program at Fort Campbell, Ky., is available to individuals who wish to teach at
the secondary level. Programs in elementary and special education are offered at the
main campus.
Austin Peay State University is accepting applications for enrollment in the new Master
of Arts in Teaching at the Austin Peay Center @ Fort Campbell, beginning with the
Fall I term.

The master's degree provides an opportunity for a student with a bachelor's degree
to complete initial teacher licensure requirements and a master's degree concurrently.
The program at Fort Campbell, Ky., is available to individuals who wish to teach at
the secondary level. Programs in elementary and special education are offered at the
main campus.

To be eligible for the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), a student must have a
bachelor's degree in the licensure field or the equivalent with a minimum undergraduate
grade-point average of 2.75, complete the GRE examination and be admitted to the APSU
College of Graduate Studies.

The M.A.T. is not available to those who already hold a professional teaching license.
However, individuals teaching on an alternative license in Tennessee may qualify for
admission to the M.A.T. degree program.

The program consists of 10 courses, with two courses offered each term for five terms,
and is offered in a cohort format, with the first cohort beginning Aug. 18. The next
cohort group with begin in the Fall I 2009 term.

Coursework is provided in both classroom and online formats. Field experiences in
public schools are required as part of the coursework. At the end of the program,
participants either must complete student teaching or teach on an alternative license
and pass all required licensure exams to earn their teaching license.

The application for graduate school admission is available online at www.apsu.edu/cogs.

For more information, contact Dr. Carlette Hardin, interim director of the APSU School
of Education and professor of education, by telephone at (931) 221-7696 or e-mail
at hardinc@apsu.edu or Dr. William Cox, executive director of the Austin Peay Center
@ Fort Campbell, by telephone, (931) 221-1400 or e-mail, coxw@apsu.edu. -- Melony Shemberger